I got it all wrong about Go! Machine. You see, I wanted Go! Machine to be something it wasn’t, or at least something it has yet to become. I walked into the two nights of DJs, MCs, b-boys and b-girls at the Crocodile expecting to witness a changing of the musical guard. I thought I was going experience one of those palpable “I was there” moments that instantly defined the rapidly evolving local hip hop scene. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen.Instead, what Go! Machine gave … …

The wonderful Northwest music tastemakers over at Sound on the Sound are hosting a show Friday at their favorite dive, The Blue Moon in the University District. The lineup includes Blessed Deep, What What Now, The Spinning Whips and super secret headliners Sneaking Out and Getting Off all for a mere $5. We here at Ear Candy fully endorse their bill of up-and-coming local talent and highly recommend you plan on dropping by the Blue Moon to kick off your weekend with Sound on the Sound. Besides, how … …

Ear Candy contributor Brittney Bush Bollay took some photos at Mt. Fuji Records’ label showcase featuring Virgin Islands, The Whore Moans, Black Whales and others on Saturday night. Here are a few choice shots with a slideshow of her full set of photos from the show below. …

The last time I saw Detroit disco-rock outfit Electric Six live was in 2004 in 111-degree heat at Coachella where they put on a great set inside a dance tent. I was very curious to check them out five years later in a dark nightclub on a cool rainy night to see how they’ve improved. Here’s what I thought about their show with The Gay Blades and Millions of Brazillians on Sunday night at Neumos. …

Athens, Ga. trio The Whigs topped a three-headed rock monster of a bill at the Tractor last weekend. Here are some thoughts about the show taken from my notepad (In short, The Whigs are always good live. The Features are a band you need to check out if you haven’t already and Dead Trees have a promising sound) along with photos by Ear Candy contributor Dave Lichterman. …

Things got a bit nerdy in the industrial SoDo district last week when They Might Be Giants brought their Flood tour to Seattle, much to the delight of a sold-out crowd at Showbox SoDo.The band is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their platinum album Flood by playing the album in its entirety in select cities. But the show wasn’t just a straight-forward affair where the group played through Flood in full. Like everything TMBG does, the show was a bit different. Instead of doing by-the-numbers … …

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